UK and Australia visa application centre opens in Da Nang

Representatives of UK and Australian Embassies join in an inauguration of the new joint United Kingdom and Australia Visa Application Centre in Da Nang. (Photo courtesy Da Nang visitor centre)

Da Nang (VNA) - The new joint United Kingdom and Australia Visa Application Centre has
been inaugurated in the central city to help those in central Vietnam apply for
UK and Australian visas.

The centre, which is
located at ACB Tower, 218 Bach Dang Street, is open from Monday to Friday, and
will also be open on Saturday mornings for those willing to pay an extra fee.

Applicants in central Vietnam
no longer have to travel to either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City to apply for
visas.

The British Deputy Head
of Mission Stephen Lysaght hoped that the visa centre would encourage more
visitors from central Vietnam to come to the UK.

“The British Government
is committed to improving the visa service for our Vietnamese customers and as
well as the new Application Centre, this year we have introduced a new online
application form, which is quicker and simpler to fill out. For the first time
the form is available in Vietnamese, so that customers can better understand
the visa requirements.”

Applications at the
central city will be processed within five business days

The embassies will
provide an option for online applications with introductions in Vietnamese to
assist applicants with necessary documents.

Russia and Laos
have also opened their Consulate General in the city.

Japan also plans to
open a Consulate in Da Nang as a way of boosting tourism and exchange between
Japan and the central city in the future.-VNA